Common use of Attendance and Voting Clause in Contracts

Attendance and Voting. A member of the Research Steering Committee may be represented at any meeting by another member of the Research Steering Committee from the same Party or by a deputy that will be entitled to vote for the absent member. All approvals, determinations and other actions must be made by unanimous consent of the members of the Research Steering Committee or their deputies present at the relevant Research Steering Committee meeting. In the event that the Research Steering Committee is unable to reach consensus with respect to any material matter and becomes deadlocked, the parties will seek to resolve the matter through their chief executive officers. Representatives of either Party who are not members of the Research Steering Committee or their deputies may attend meetings of the Research Steering Committee as agreed to by the representative members of the other Party.